Re: OT: HP NetServer LPr dual P-II-450MHz, 250MB 2x9GB 2U server
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:46:43 -0500
"Douglas A. Tutty" <dtutty@vianet.ca> wrote:
> I know that computers keep
> getting quieter but I wonder what the fan noise would compare to, say
> a dual P-133 box?
If it's anything like a LH3, expect noise like from an industrial
vacuum cleaner. Even if the noise is more like 19" case, that would be
awfully loud. Installing it in a vented cabinet is not exactly easy
because the noise will escape through the ventilation openings.
You might be able to get it reasonably quiet by removing the fans and
replacing them with large fans that you put on top of the case. You'd
have to cut holes through the case for that. It is possible that the
disks need to be blown at by a fan and that they are very loud by
themselves.
One more problem is the power supply. If it's a flat one as commonly
used for 19" cases, they usually have very small fans running at high
speed, being very noisy. You might want to replace that with a quiet
one from a tower case.
What do you plan the computer to use for? Maybe there are better
choices ...
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